I study Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University. After earning my degree in Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), I began modeling how waves, currents and wind affect marine vehicles.
At ASFAT, I worked on equipment foundations and installation drawings for naval vessels. At Texas A&M, I now study how ships and underwater vehicles respond to their environment.
During my internship at ASELSAN, I worked on underwater systems. I also led the 25-member ITU ROV team. We placed second in Türkiye in 2019 and first in 2020 and 2021. Internationally, we finished sixth in 2020 and third in the Explorer class in 2021.
Our team placed fifth in the 2020 TEKNOFEST Underwater Systems Competition and first in 2021.
In 2024, I returned to TEKNOFEST as a judge in the unmanned marine vehicle category, reviewing student designs and discussing their engineering decisions with the teams.
As vice president and external relations lead for the Turkish Student Association at Texas A&M, I help organize monthly gatherings and national holiday celebrations. In Türkiye, I organized a Bosphorus outing and meals for children and families through KAÇUV.
I want to take the methods I develop in simulation back to the design and testing of physical marine vehicles.
Our underwater systems team finished fifth at TEKNOFEST in 2020 and won the competition in 2021.
As an assistant specialist at ASFAT, I worked on equipment foundations and installation drawings for naval vessels.
During my ASELSAN internship, I worked on underwater system designs and learned how drawings are used in production.
I volunteered with KAÇUV in Türkiye, organizing a Bosphorus outing and meals for children and their families.
During my graduate studies at Texas A&M, I received the American Bureau of Shipping Graduate Scholarship.
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